Safety-stirrup.



1. H. TEUTEBERG.

SAFETY STIRRUP.

APPLICATIONHLED SEPT. 16, 1912.

Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

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, a citizen of the United States, residing at Milan, in the county of Sullivan and State of Missouri, have invented new and useful Improvements in Safetyfitirrups, of which the following is a specification.

' My invention relates to the class of stirrups and more particularly to a safety stirrup, the primary object of'which is to provide a novel and peculiar device of this character which can be readily and q'uickly detached from its support by the press- .ing of the foot of the rider against a releasing lever should a runaway occur or should he he accidentally thrown from his mount, whereby suchaccident-s as often result from a dismounted riders inability to extract his foot from the stirrup are obviated.

Another object of my invention is to provide a releasing device in connection with the stirrup whereby the latter is automatically released from its support should a rider be thrown from his mount and fall to the ground, such automatic action occurring through the medium of a spring controlled lever depending from the support inthe path of the riders foot.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the character described which comprises a few simple parts, is simple in construction, eilicient in operation, and one which can be manufactured and placed upon the market at a minimum cost.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view, my invention relates to such details of construction and in the arrangement and combination of the several parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and set forth in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views and in which;

Figure l is a front elevation of a safety stirrup. Fig. 2 is a side elevation. Fig. 3 is a section on the line aa Fig. 1, and Fig.

fl is a similar view showing the stirrup released and ready to fall from its support.

Referring to the drawings the numeral 1 designates a stirrup supporting frame from which depends at each side thereof an arm 2 of substantially the same contour as the Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

Application filed September 16, 1912. Serial No. 720,627.

stirrup 3 and which terminates in ears l, between which the stirrup sides fit so as to form guides and braces against lateral movement thereof.

My stirrup releasing mechanism while automatic and certain in operation is composed of but a few simple parts. A releasing lever 5 of substantially the same curvature as the arms 9, is provided and supported by means of a hook shaped head 6 which member is pivotally suspended Within an opening 7 of the frame 1 and through the medium of the pin 8 extending across the said opening and secured within the frame sides. This lever 5 is normally held away from the stirrup 3 as illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings by the spring 9 coiled about the pin 8 within a groove or cutout portion 10 provided upon the under side of the head 6, one end of the spring adapted to press against the inner face of the lever 5 while its other end is adapted to press upon a cross-bar 11 of the frame.

The peculiar shape of the head 6 is such as to permit one end thereof to normally hold the stirrup suspended from within the frame, by reason of its fitting Within the slot 12 provided upon the top of the stirrup.

It is apparent from the description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, that the operation of my device is automatic and simple in the extreme. Its operation being as follows: Should a rider be dismounted for any reason whatsoever, the foot remaining within the stirrup would necessarily come in contact with the releasing lever 3 in which event the head 6 is forced against the cross bar 11 thereby releasing its hold upon the stirrup and permitting the same to drop from its suspended position within the frame.

By constructing the releasing lever as hereinbefore described the same will in no way interfere with the riders foot under ordinary circumstances but should the rider lose his mount and his foot become hooked within the stirrup as often occurs, such action would automatically release the stirrup and permit the removal of the foot.

Attention is called to the fact that the re leasing operation is absolutely certain, that the frame may be secured to the stirrup strap in any suitable manner, (preferably as illustrated), and that the frame may be constructed entirely of one piece of metal, or

of a number of pieces Whichever is found cheapest upon practical application of the invention.

It is thought from the foregoingthattheadvantages and novel features of my device will be fully appreciated.

I desire it to be understood that I may make slight changes in the construction and m the arrangement and COmblIIHtlQII of the several parts, provided such changes fall the combination-of a stirrup having. aslot atthe upper end thereof, .a frame having arms of? substantially the same contoura as thestirrup and terminating in ears to pre:

vent; lateral-movementof the said wstirrup,

alheachpivoted Within an, openinguvithin saidiframe by means ofapin, a.re1easing lever dependingfrom .one end of-said head, and a spring carried by said pin and adapted to engage said headfor: normally holding the headtvithin the slot of the stirrup, the

depressing of said lever forcing the head out of sai-d 'slot for releasing the said stirrup from its supporting frame, substantially a and for the purpose set forth. 7

2. A safety stirrup including a-supp ortin'g frame, an arcuate head pivotally mounted in carried by the opposite end downwardly therefrom adapted to release; saidstirrup from saidhead, Whenpressure-is exerted thereon, and a sprmg-iarranged in-theout Olli$=POYt10I1 of sa1d head and having-connection With said frame for:normallyholding said lever beyond said stirrup, V

I J OHN-H. T'EUTEBERG.

Witnesses: A i a TALBOTEMCNEILEY,

GEO. Moon;

copiesiof this patent may be obtained foiwfivecents each, by addressingithe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. i I 

